I love to learn, explore, and try new things. I was born in Peru, moved to Alaska, met my lovely Russian wife there, and now we live in Austin, Texas (not like the rest of Texas) with our chunky dog.

I like to keep an open mind and learn about the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new people and get a better understanding of the places I visit.

Interests

Love to travel, run, learn about the world, make & drink beer, code, concerts, and try new foods.

• dogs
• chinese food
• beer
• running
• pub crawls
• politics
• technology
• news
• traveling
• socializing
• homebrewing
• coding
• backpacking
• kayaking
• economics
• entrepreneurship
• ecotourism
• adventure travel
• budget travel
• sustainability
• nba
• craft beer
• europe
• current affairs
• russia
• world food
• peru
• peruvian food

Music, Movies, and Books

Latin music, reggae, and pretty anything but bluegrass and country. I enjoy reading the Economist.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swim with whale sharks in Mexico.

Teach, Learn, Share

Practice Spanish, talk about politics, travel, and beer.

What I Can Share with Hosts

The company of someone who is truly interested in different cultures and traveling. Someone who is always up for a beer.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Peru, United States